# Distance from Cheboksary (CSY) to Sao Paulo (GRU)

> 12,383 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,383 km / 7,694 mi / 6,686 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 259° (west)
- **Return heading**: 37° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Russia) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → South America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 00:04 in Cheboksary, it's 18:04 in Sao Paulo)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,901 ft (GRU is higher than CSY)

## Airports

### [Cheboksary Airport (CSY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/csy-cheboksary-cheboksary-airport/1ef266df-ec7e-6eac-bcc8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cheboksary, Russia
- ICAO: UWKS
- Timezone: Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates: 56.090000, 47.350000
- Elevation: 558 ft

### [Guarulhos - Governador Andre Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gru-sao-paulo-guarulhos-governador-andre-franco-montoro-international-airport/1ef266df-9494-6840-af41-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sao Paulo, Brazil
- ICAO: SBGR
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -23.440000, -46.470000
- Elevation: 2,459 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 00:04 in Cheboksary, it's 18:04 in Sao Paulo.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cheboksary Airport (CSY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/csy-cheboksary-cheboksary-airport/1ef266df-ec7e-6eac-bcc8-06bb2780ed98)
- [Guarulhos - Governador Andre Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gru-sao-paulo-guarulhos-governador-andre-franco-montoro-international-airport/1ef266df-9494-6840-af41-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)